Friday, June 24, 2011

An e-book on climate change (science, adaptation, and mitigation)

Australia's national science agency CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) is providing their latest e-book on climate change science and policy at no charge (in pdf and ePUB formats).
Although this book is primarily written for Australian readers, its eye-catching figures and kind readings lists of latest literature at each chapter's end will be very helpful to foreigners as well.

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Coal-fired plants currently supply about 45 percent of the nation's electricity, according to U.S. Energy Department data. Accounting for all the ancillary costs associated with burning coal would add about 18 cents per kilowatt hour to the cost of electricity from coal-fired plants, shifting it from one of the cheapest sources of electricity to one of the most expensive.